The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-06-18
NEW YORK PRESS
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New YoRx, June 1.-THE Tribune to.
day says: "Ths indignation caused by
President Cleveland's iusxcasablo order
concerning captured rebol flags was by no
means confined to Republicans. Loyal
Democrats were hardly whit less out.
spoken In condemning 1t. The order ia
reacinded, not because Mr.. Cleveland has
any respect for the wounded feelings OF
Northern patriots, but because the flags
cannot bs surrendered lawfully without
tho action ot CnlgreGa- The .men-who
fought for and saved the Union have moth.
Ing to thank tho President for, and will
not soon forget his attitude toward those
who did their best to destroy IT," 7Tl
The Herald editorially declares that
President Cleveland ia as far ahoad OF his
time az Charles Sumner was. The dsy
must come whom all reminders OF the war
must be obliterated. General Fairchild,
The Herald adds, is an aspirant for the
Presidency and has seized this oppor!u.
nifty to make capital for himself. He does
not represent the mass OF tho veterans.
who are willing to lot sectional feeling die
out. TEF, T7,7lE7T'''S'I''
Under the caption "Mr. Cleveland Takes
Warning" the Sun says: 1.-THE President
made Q great mistake In ordering the re.
turn Of the Confederate battle hass, and
no did not countermand his order too
promptly. 1t is quite probable that in the
expressions which he used Wednesday
evening, General Fairchild declared much
toe. violently the sentiment Of the people,
and especially OF the soldiers OF all parties,
respecting this queation; but in the main
his words were an outburst OF tho popular
heart. Mr.. Cleveland did right to pause
and abate SolAew bat bis habitual ohstina.
oy, "a he considered these things. He
tr'aed with the popular Ideas aud outraged
an inmost emotion Of the mighty mass Of
tho people" NJ .1G5'.l IN q
1t its editorial on the action Of the
presldept in countermsnding the order
the Itmes sayss The grounds on which
the President reats bis action will bs re.
cognifed as sound by the country. The
original action OF the War Department
WAS an error Of q kind to which MIR. Cleye.
land is not at all disposed. He has shown
3 degree OF caution and good sense in re-.
gard to the limitations OF executive func-
tions that has been remarkable when one
considers ths engrosDing nature OF his
duties and the amount OF time and work
required to examine these limitations in
small matters as well as great" -. .5E
The World says: sit 10 quite uufortu-
nate that this question should have been
raised now. The Southern States have
not asked for tho asge. II there il sny
lsignifcance attached to their cuetody, It is
better that they should remain in the
keeEirg qf government that now repre-
cents a restored union Of loyal States,
rather than be held as the symbols OF q
lostcause in the communities that have
70 lack Of mementosn. 1t ia psrhapa we'll
for the administration that 1t has reversed
its action" ~ X ~ N 3.5.i55
PHlLADELrHIA, June 1.-THE Press TO.
day says; "Even the obstinacy OF Preai.
dent Cleveland yields to the storm raised
by the proposal to return the captured
rabel flags. He backs down. 's
Their final disposition ia remitted to Con.
gress. Not until tho last soldier OF the
war dies and 10 gathered to his comrades
will any Congress dars 10 think of dis
turbing theee trophies Of the wsr.'' %